ANZSCO 8112

Commercial Cleaners

Overview

EMPLOYED

146,700

PART-TIME SHARE

63%

FEMALE SHARE

55%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,192

MEDIAN AGE

44

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-2,600

About this data

Summary

Commercial Cleaners clean offices, residential complexes, hospitals, schools, industrial work areas, industrial machines, construction sites and other commercial premises using heavy duty cleaning equipment.

Tasks

  • Vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture
  • Cleaning, dusting and polishing furniture, fixtures and fittings
  • Removing rubbish and recyclable material, and emptying containers, bins and trays
  • Stripping wax from floors, re-waxing and polishing floors
  • Cleaning and disinfecting laundry and bathroom fixtures, replenishing supplies and reporting defective plumbing fixtures
  • Operating industrial vacuum cleaners to clean floors, work areas and machines
  • Removing dust and dirt from ceilings, walls, overhead pipes and fixtures
  • Applying acids and solvents to surfaces to remove stains and dirt
  • Removing lint, dust, soot, oil, grease, sludge and other residues from machines, hulls and holds of ships, and interiors and exteriors of furnaces, boilers and tanks
  • May clean exteriors of buildings by sand-blasting and applying solvents

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Commercial Cleaners All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 37% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,192 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $30 $43

    Industries

    Commercial Cleaners work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    30.5%

    Victoria

    21.1%

    Queensland

    23.0%

    South Australia

    8.0%

    Tasmania

    2.6%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Commercial Cleaners All Occupations
    Median age 44 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 55% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Commercial Cleaners
    15–19 5.2 3.8
    20–24 9.1 8.1
    25–34 22.7 19.3
    35–44 22.3 16.5
    45–54 20.4 20.3
    55–59 8.8 12.2
    60–64 6.5 11.2
    65 and Over 4.9 8.5

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Commercial Cleaners
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 11.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.1
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 14.3
    Year 12 15.9 20.7
    Year 11 4.0 6.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 27.5
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